The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1887-12-23
Letter From Flint Creek.

FLINT CREEK, Miss, Dec. 20, 1851.
Editor DemOcrat-Star:
II you eau give NE space, | will
tell your readers what We have,
what we are to have, We want and
what We dou't want in the regions
OF Fllut Greek. First, We have
plenty of rainy, sloppy, nasty,
dirty, cold aud ~disagreeable wealth
er. Plenty of old rusty log carts,
hungry looking old oxen, sick
hearted log men, and long, lank
looking teamsters cumming arohnd
fixing for Christmas. We have
plenty OF sweet potatoes and new
syrup stored away for the winter,
aud as much happiness aud peace
of mind az our trail, sinful nature
will allow under the circumstances.
Secondly, we are TO have "a brand
new bridge over Flint Greek built
on an entirely new and highly orig
iDal plan, and to DO erected. hy pri-
vate parties for public use.
We are to have lots OF weddings
during the holidayS; cards are oul
for two on next Thursday, the 22d.j
The parties most Interested being
MIR. T.. Il. Davis aud Miss @. e.
H%atten; Mr.. Joseph Breland and
Miss VariAia Taylor. Besides these,
the chances arc that several other
couple will JOIN hands and leap
irsm the precipice of single misery
intD the fathomless occaAot wretch
Felness or bliss as the caSe mas be,
or "A lrnt NC waa1-we wvAIt i post
office I we want it bad, abd We have
GOT to have ii! We me like the
boy who was digging for The 60
pher; aud we -want TO know what
goes With so much Eail matter that
Is missing between here and the l..
and N. Railroad. We know OF in
stances Ut letters hrihg thirty and
sixty days en- route from here TO
Biloxi, and In some cases packages
aud letters have failed to reach
their destination entirely.
Then, again, ~ the absence Of
bridges over Red Greek, and IN the
eventfO OF tile completeness of the
g. and S. l. Railroad, We want aud
Justly claim the right of II public
road, which should rnn from the
aforesaid railroad in al eastern Ill
rectiOn running through this "citY."
1 will venture to say that a petition
will go before our board OF super
visorsat aa egrly date asking for
the aboHe road, and we trust that
that honorable body will give the
matter due consideration.
FOurthly, what we dOu'G want is
a retail whiskey saloon at or near
John Perkins, on the G.. aud s. 4.
Railroad. We learn that a petition
signed 10y twenty-five legal voters
has been presented to the board of
supervisors asking for the liscens-
ing of a retail whiskey saloon at
PerkinsvIlle, and it is rumored that
the undersigned is opposing it. |
wish to sag now aud here that the
rumor is entirely correct. We are
earnestly and eonscientiously OPP
posed to the opening OF a saloon at
this place. Yet we do not feel that
our influence is very great, conse-
quently wa,oRlY t~cgretftat we eau:
not oppose il With better success.
Well, the question nay be asked,
"Why doiyon oppose so bitterly
the affairsRhG interests Of others y
Many answers could be gwen TO The
Interrogation, but iC Is
not deemed neoessary TO give them.
All such questions have been an
swered time and again ny smarter
pens tbau our5. Then, they say,
''YOu cannot keepcit down, aud you
will Just make Yourself unpopular
aud do no gOOd.D @All this may be
OHly too true; bat IL one cannot do,
speak and think what he pleases,
so long as be keeps wi bin dhe
bounds of the Law, without lO0sipg
friends by Il, then we caH'f help il;
The hiends % must go. We know
that evpryb0dyis business Is Hob0-
~ usiness,a and know thar personal
is . good thing. Dearfriends
aud gentle readers We do not wish
% interfere with any OF y~0urrighfs
II privileges md ee assnre 700
hat We~Nish fdu well, bat let ne
10 you that vhep yOn petition
Ehiskey- % your doors you invite
nOble 20 your houses. Yon are IN
Beat 4aud We ano,fu Beat there
ore, We oahnOtrole, buf ue Wab,
Thile We Watcha Wclremblb - ~
wait the fruit Of tft seed that a.,
'eiug sOvn. bNt1 Bans